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People in the United States are counting on federal science in their daily lives, but do not do it, according to a new national survey of American adults.
The survey was carried out in early April by the association of science and technology centers, the association for science museums and other education centers in the United States
The survey has revealed that on a weekly basis, more than 90% of people use weather forecasts, labor market reports, food security warnings and other information -based information. But only 10% of respondents fear that reductions in federal science support can have an impact on their access to this information.
The Trump administration has made in -depth budget discounts and staff to federal agencies that Collect meteorological data and do security inspections in factories that make Food and prescription drugsAmong many functions related to science.
The association led the survey to understand current attitudes with regard to science in the United States and inform how their member institutions, which include scientific museums, aquariums and zoos, can better serve the public.
“I think there is a gap between what people use and their understanding of the origin of this information,” explains Erica Kimmerling, principal advisor for the association of science and technology centers which was involved in the survey. She says that the gap is not particularly surprising because the daily information that is based on federal data, such as weather forecasts, “has no label that tells you” which has been brought to you by the federal government “.”
Americans are counting on federal data on the weather, the economy and food food
Weather forecasts are one of the most omnipresent federal scientific products in American life, the survey revealed. The vast majority of those questioned said they used daily weather forecasts. All American weather forecasts, including those of night television programs, in the newspaper and on telephone applications, are counting on a multitude of data supported by the federal government.
This includes meteorological data compiled by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) of ocean buoys, balloons, planes and ships, as well as data from satellites built, launched and maintained by NASA. The data is then gathered in local extreme weather warnings which are written and distributed by the local offices of the National Weather Service across the country.
About half of the respondents said they were counting on government economic data, including labor market reports and inflation information. The Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve compile and publish these reports.
And the Americans also rely on the federal government for food security and information on public health, according to the survey. About a third of respondents said they used information on food security, flu updates and other public health information to make daily decisions. The Ministry of Health and Social Services makes this information available to the public.
“The survey has shown how often Americans are counting on data on the federal government in their daily life. Everything, meteorological data on food security information to economic data,” explains Austi Prabhakar, a federal retirement official and venture capital who has organized several federal scientific programs in his career, including the science and science and technology policy. Prabhakar was not involved in the survey.
The people of the two parties think that science is important for prosperity
Political polarization around science has increased in the past 25 years, and today Republicans trust scientists at much lower rates that Democrats.
But the new survey suggests that there is an agreement in all the affiliation of the parties. He revealed that 90% of respondents believe that federal investment in the education of STEMs is important for future economic prosperity, and the majority of respondents of both parties are concerned about the policy changes that could make the United States more difficult to attract and retain the best scientists.
“This is an ideological alignment point”, explains Eve Klein, principal advisor for the association of science and technology centers involved in the survey.
THE The Trump administration has canceled Or suspend billions of dollars in federal research grants that pay scientists across the country.
The survey was conducted online in the first week of April and questioned just over 1,000 adults in the United States